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Article: Jerusalem Post launches new 'Christian Edition'
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- October 17, 2005
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RACHEL HOAG, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
10-17-2005
Dateline: JERUSALEM
In an effort to expand sales beyond Jewish readers, The Jerusalem Post daily has launched a new "Christian Edition" after discovering that about a third of its readers are pro-Israel evangelical Christians, newspaper management said Monday.
The venture, a joint project between the Post and the pro-Zionist evangelical group International Christian Embassy Jerusalem, is geared toward Christians who have forged a strong alliance with Israel.
The first 10,000 copies came out this week, coinciding with both the Jewish holiday of Sukkot and a Christian Embassy conference, said Moshe Bar-Zvi, president and CEO of the ...